In addition to the convenience for drivers, Tinlin said the new meters also “allow us more efficiency in our maintenance and collection operations.”

“The meters are really state-of-the art. They’re solar powered. We have wireless communication, so should the vault be filling up with coins or should the credit card payment or coin slot have some type of problem, the meter can actually communicate directly to our repair shop so that we can send a technician out there to fix that problem immediately.”

The city decided to expand their pilot program after the success of multi-space credit card meters in the Back Bay.